More and more audiophiles and music lovers are rediscovering the value of mono recordings. Stereo’s bigger and more spacious image are perfectly fine. But mono’s more concentrated sound seems to ...

An entertaining article in a 1958 issue of "Popular Mechanics" calls the evolution of stereo "the biggest thing that's come along since high-fidelity sound." The article goes on to explain how ...

Stereo as a consumer audio format dates back to the late 1950s with the introduction of the stereo LP, but monophonic LPs didn’t fade all that quickly. They continued through the late 1960s for a few ...

In the question of stereo vs mono, it helps to consider the environment the system is running. Stereo has always been held as king for the home theater, but take a step outside, and that throne goes ...

A few weeks ago I found myself at a live music festival standing in front of the left speaker stack, adult beverage in hand, grooving to the music. And then it hit me — I could hear all the members of ...